Monday, November 24, 2014

Haiti Lesson #24...Make Use of What You Have

And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” John 6:12


At the Holiday Beach Hotel (I love saying that!!) the restaurant and bar area is an outdoor open patio area with seating, a bar area and an amazing view of the ocean. Another thing that catches your eye is the mosaic flooring. It is made up of many pieces of mismatched tiling fit together in a mosaic pattern (or lack of pattern). It is a beautiful use of what was probably a bunch of scraps.

Gene enjoying the ocean view




As I look around the community, I saw many places where the Haitian people made use of what they had. They also, take great care of what they have. It is very common to see people sweeping their floor....their dirt floor. The roads around the school (which are dirt roads) are swept overnight. I am not sure who does this but each morning you could see that the area had been groomed and cleaned over night. Event the brooms that are used are made out of recycled materials. Leave it to one of our team members to find yet another use for those brooms!!


Julie finds another form of transportation


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